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The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13
BIddeford Gas Works Sold.
Horace Woodman, president and leadi
)ckholder of the Saco and Biddefo
s Comnanv has sold his interest in n
The Dolphin at Belfast.

At ocean Park.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 12.-To-day at Ocean
Park was devoted to the Women's sConven-
tion. After the usual morning devotional
exercises, a conference was held at 10 o'clock,
at which interesting addresses were given
on general missionary work by Mrs. Jordan
of Portland and Mrs. j. l.. Phillips, re
turned missionary from India. An address
on practical Christian Work at Home" was
given by Mrs. Brewster In the afternoon
the Mission Workers conference was held
in the temple. Miss Jessie Waterman Of
Littleton, N. H., read paper on the true
higher education from young woman's
stand point. Miss j. w. Hoyt read paper
on practical Life" Tonight a musical
programme was rendered by Maurice A.
Metcalf, Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard, Boston,
and Miss Nettie l.. Clark, Providence. The
remainder of the evening was devoted to a
lecture by Mrs. Lucy S. Bainbridge of Bos-
ton on "Woman's Medical Work in Foreign
Lands"
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OLD ORCHARDS, o; PORTLAND HIGH
SCHOOLS, 2.
The High School nine were defeated yes
terday at Old Orchard through the effective
pitching Of Belden, a professional from
Hartford. Conn. Fine running catches were
seOre.
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Victor Emanuel, the crown prince of Italy,
has gone to live at Naples. On November
11th next he will attain his majority and
will set up splendid establishment In the
palace Of Caserto, the home Of the old
Bourbon kings.
Tne city Of Widdin, Bulgaria, is decorted
with flags and banners In anticipation of the
arrival Of Prince Ferdinand A triumphal
arch has been erected in the princes honor,
which bears the inscription: Bulgaria tri-
umphantly greets you. Her happiness Is In
your hands. She trusts you to defend her
Independence. The country and the people
will be with you"
The Journal de St. Petersburg expresses
its astonishment that Prince Ferdinand's
journey to Bulgaria should be spoken Of as
an adventure. For Prince Ferdinand's sake,
1t regrets that he so promptly forgot all the
necessary preliminary conditions which
should be observed before his election could
take effect. The princes obliviousness 10 all
conditions Of legality and conventional pro
cedure Is certainly not likely TO induce Rus
sia to modify her views respecting the ille-
gality OF his election. His disregard Of the
Porte and Of the Powers Is too manifest to
permit Of their approving his journey.
The London News says that Mr.. Glad
stone will not attend Parliament during the
remainder of the session unless his presence
Is absolutely necessary.
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the w WEATHER.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Aug 13.
The indications for New England are gen.
orally fair weather, northerly winds, becom
ing light and variable. Cooler, followed by
slowly rising temperature
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND Me-, Aug ~ 1887
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How Ferdinand Is Regarded.

The Austrian press almost unanimously.
anent the departure of Prince Ferdinand of
Saxe-Coburg-G -Gotha for Sofia to assume the
reins of government in Bulgaria, endeavors
to eyade any responsibility for the move
ment. 1t processes that the Indifference of
the French government in the appointments
made by the Sobranje. suggests that Russia
Is backing down, and that the general prop
come the ruler elect to the capital indicate
that substantial promises of support to the
youthful prince have been made in some
quarters. The consensus Of opinion Is that
Austria Is by no means adverse TO Prince
Ferdinands enthronement The cards, how
ever, will be shown when the new ruler Is
nm fha fhrnna nf Rlalnari
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13

ert MacFeeley is designated to act as Secre-
tary of War during the absence of Secretary
Endicott
The taxpayers of Washington are anything
but satisfied with the present commissioners
all Of whom were appointed by President
Cleveland. 1t is charged that $500, 900 has
been lost by dishonesty in the management
of the water department, and a meeting Of
citizens has asked the President to have the
books of the department examined by out
side experts.
tng repaired at cost of $174,000. The posi-
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Fighting the Company.

The great strike Of the engineers on the
Midland Railway remains In much the same
position. The Railway Company is as de-
termined as ever not to aecede to the de-
mands Of the men, and maintains that its
passenger trafic is in no way affected by the
strike they having received all possible aid
from the other railway companies, not only
from those lines over which the company
has running powers" but from other rail-
roads who have surplus Of ''relief men,"
neers who still hold out are equally deter
mined, and say that the company Is employ
ing men on its engines taken from many Of
the metropolitan and district railways who
are positively ignorant how to work locOmO-
tives on long journeys, thereby not only ig-
endangering the lives of the passengers
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Mean daily bar :. 20 78: Maximum ther :. $50
Mean daily ther. ..727 Minimum ther. ....63.9
Mean daily hum. .67.7: Total precip....... .16
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Aug. IL, 1887, 1000 P.M.)
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at ALL stations
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Too Much Water.

BIDDEFoRD, July 12.-The Biddeford and
Saco Water Company and the Saco Water
Power Company are in difficulty. The former
has the exclusive right to lay pipes in the
streets but the latter has already laid pipes
in Saco. Treasurers Wescott of Portland
and Dexter of Boston, the leading repre-
sentatives Of the two corporations, will hold
conference in this city shortly for the pur-
pose of coming to some agreement in the
matter of water supply in Biddeford. Il
they cannot agree it is probable that Mr.
Wescott will file bill in equity against thu
Water Power
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Not Going Fishing.

The President has no intention Of visiting
Marion, or any other place in Massachusetts.
He never has had, aud consequently he re-
piled very positively to that effect when the
authorities of Providence. r. /. telegr aphed
him tine other day an invitation to stop there
on his way to Massachusetts. Nevertheless,
to the surprise of the President, committee
arrived yesterday from Providence, bearing
a similar invitation. The committee accom-
plished nothing more than to occupy some of
the Presidents valuable time. He told them
briefly and emphatically that, as he had tele-
graphed them, he had no idea of going to
Massachusetts, and so would not be in Prov
idence at all this year.
The fact is, in spite of all the current re-
ports, that the President has made no plans
whatever for the outing which he would like
to get this month. He is not going to fish
with Senator Kenna and others in West Vir-
ginia. He is not going to fish with Judge
Maynard and others in New York He is
not going to do any Of the other things he
has been announced as about to do. Just
now he is planning his western and southern
trip, with view all the time to visit as many
of the cities which have invited him as pos
Sible, within the time he can give,
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HAvERHILLs, s; LowELLs. A.


The Lowelrs new pitcher, William L. Sui
livan, was very effective In the game at
Lowell yesterday. and with perfect support
would nave retired the visitors with but
two runs. Burke was hit freely but not at
0pportnne times. A muff Of difficult ball by
Kennedy In the eight. and passed ball by
Joe Sullivan, In the tenth, lost two runs.
Sheehan's magnificent base running gave
the Haverhills three runs. TOifiing and
Duffy did fine fielding. Flanagan was fined
$40 after constant and unwarranted abuse Of
the umpire. The score:
Innings......1 4667 0IO
Hayernilis.......O o o o l. o
LOwells. ls..........O o o z o o o. 4
Base hits-Hayerhills, 7; L0welIs, I5. Er-
rOrs-HaverhillS, Z; LOwelis. II. Earned runs
L0wells, 1. Batteries. Burke and Murphy:
W. Sullivan and j. Sullivan.
sALEMs. s; LYNNs. 2.
The Salems defeated the Lynns at Salems
yesterday, in well-eontested game. At the
seventh inning the score was tie. The Sa-
lens In the next two innings pounded the
ball for six runs, while the Lynns failed to
score. The score:
Innings.........1 2 3 87 50
Salems... D o o 2-8
Lynns...... .......1 o o D o o. 2
Base hits-salems III; Lynns. g. Erro-s-sa-
lens 8; Lynns IA Earned runs-Salems. n.
Lynns, 4. Batteres-Henry and Murphy:
Coughlin and Terrien.
STANDING or THE N IEAaur
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THE HoRRoR AT cHATswoRrH.

heartrendIng Scenes and Incidents
of the Calamity.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13
Lord saIlsbury's Doubtful Meaning.

Lord Salisbury's speech at the Lord
Mayors ministerial banquet on Tuesday
night regarding the extra powers placed in
the hands of the government by the passage
of the coercion bill is much discussed
among his various followers. The Tories
disagree as to the exact meaning of his
lordship's utterances, and are divided as to
whether he intends. through the medium Of
the bill, to suppress the National League
soStirely, or TO use its powers more particu-
in the suppression Of treasOnabIe
speeches made by the Nationalist members
OF Parliament sssd the consequent imprison-
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STANDING OF THE N. e. LEAGUE.


The National League.
The following games were played in the
National League yesterday:
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Innings. -.......1 3 4 o SO
Indlanap0lis.......4 q o 2 3 o 2 3-i7
PittsbuIss. o o 1 o l.
Base hits-Indianapolis, 30; Pittsburgs. TO-
ErrOrs-IndianapOlis, g.; Pittsburgs, T. Earned
runs-Indianapolis, L; Pittsburgs, 8. Batteries
Boyle aud Myers; Morris and Carroll.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13

Robbery of the Dead Strengthens a
Terrible Suspicion.
The Portland daily press., 1887-08-13
Sad Sights and Scenes.

W. Quicker, who was on the train, said he
was reused by the smashing of glass and
breaking of timbers, and by the shrieks of
pain and cries for shelp. His car had been
telescoped and was standing nearly on end,
one end being 25 feet in the air. He broke a
window and managed to slide down the side.
Others of the party did the same. The car
was sight, the top parted and sides crushed
in. AT the time of the accident there were 30
people in the car. Six got out alive. There
were hardly any lights to be had. The cars
caught fire, and there was no water Willow
switches and earth were used to put the
flames out with. He saw the most pathetic
sights, parents carryingltheir dead children
in their arms, children clamoring for their
parents, wounded persons crawling painfully
into the adjacent corn fields, and cries for
water and for help prevailing on all sides.
Six young men from Canton in the front car
were saved by being thrown by the shock
through the parted roof
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The Cabinet Undecided.

The British Cabinet met today and dis
cussed at considerable length the advisable
ity Of proclaiming the Irish National
League. They finally adjourned until early
next week without coming to any decision.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
A Confession of Faith.

PROT ar Blackie appends to an article on
THE Growth of Religious Liberty in Scot
land the following poem. He calls it "a
confession Of faith in fourteen lines, con-
ceived in the general terms and in that spirit
of large catholicity which must have ruled
the church for three centuries before our
formal creeds were invented"
Creeds and confessions? Well, 1 will confess
An honest creed. Where'er look abroad
i see the living form and face of God,
Which men call Nature, all whose loneliness
garner in my soul with pious care;
And when look within in thoughtful hour
feel a shaping presence and a power
That makes me know the same great God is
there.
What more 7-That were enough, had men been
true
To their best selves; but by base lust enticed
They fell till God stretched forth His hand,
akd drew
Thek from the mire, by his own Son tho
lrist.
a Lea me to Him, in hts bright face to see
= Goo imaeed will, from gloss and dogma free !
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16

said I had seen some horses in my
rambling that day, but had not noticed
them particularly.
"Pd know Toms bell the minute I
heard it," she said. give been lookin'
for 'em these two days now; l do hope
they have not gone down to the river
'bottomsP That would be too long a
trip for me to take after horses, and
father is all crippled up with rheuma-
tism. want to put 'em in the pillow the
first thing in the morning"
Then, without stopping for an answer,
she cried:
"ThereW and listening moment,
"There is the bell now," and she was off
in the direction. of the sound.
She soon had the bride on the gentle
horse, and with a dexterous leap she
placed herself upon his bare back and
started homeward in brisk canter, the
other horse following slowly behind.
AS she came past me it occurred to me
to ask her if she meant to do the plow-
ing herself.
ayes, oh, yes'm. I've been dom all
the plowin' on our place for two year
now; ever since sister Mary got married
to Pete Styles. She always done it before
that. You see we never had no boys at
our house, and fathers old and always
crippled up with the rheumatism, and
nobody else to do it.
"But you don't look very strong" /
said. 81 have always thought blowing
must be hard work"
She laughed gay little laugh that
showed all her pretty teeth and cried:
moo, faint hard work at all. If body
can just hold the handles of the pillow
steady, the horses does the plowin'. When
/ pillow l always get my hours rest in
the heat of the day and mother gener
ally sets me good dinner. All of the
family seems kind of keerful of me.
Moo, plowin' amt half as hard as
washin'"
EYES," responded, "but we are used
to seeing girls wash. It's all matter of
custom, suppose. Girls don't get much
credit for washing, but plowing-I never
saw that believe you could get people
to pay for the sight of pretty girl plow-
ing field"
She laughed again. "Oh, don't think
anything about it any more. l don't
mind it. go barefooted nearly always,
and the only thing about it that l don't
like is having to wear my sunbonnet all
the time. Looks like if could just wear
an old hat and let the wind blow on my
face like boy-I wouldn't mind any of
it."
"Well, why don't your" 1 asked. at
must be dreadful to shut out all the
beauty of the landscape and the fresh
ness of the breeze with the broadsides of
an old sunbonnet! l just would not
wear one!" cried with sympathetic in
dignation.
"Oh, ma wouldn't begin to let me go
without one" she replied. "Ma says .
young girl had oughter always have
pretty white skin. She wants me to
look nice when go to meetin' with the
rest of the young folks-so l guess I'll
just have to sweat it Outw
And she went cantering away con-
tented with her lot, and happy with all
the world
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
THE JEZREELITES.
A Curious English Sect That Has Drawn
Converts from America.


Converts from America.
Recently at New Brompton, in Kent county,
England, there was riot caused by the do
ings of queer religious body. For several
years, it appears, a religious sect calling them
selves "Jezreelites," and protesting to be
members of ''the new and later House of
Israel" have taken up their quarters at New
Brompton, where there is in course of cree
ton huge stone building which is said to
be capable of accommodating IA 900 of the
sect, who will eventually assemble there.
With the view of finding employment for
those members who already have taken up
their residence in the neighborhOod, some
twenty or thirty shops have been opened in
Brompton and Chatham, and the businesses
of grOcers, bakers, printers, bootmakers, etc,
are carried on. Two years ago the founder
of the sect, a man named James White, who
was private soldier stationed at Chatham,
died. and the management of the sect de
volved upon his wife Esther, who since that
time has styled herself Queen Esther. Under
Queen Esther's regime continual internal dis
sensions have occurred, and a number of the
members who have come from America and
other distant parts of the globe and deposited
the whole of their worldly belongings unre-
servedly in the Jezreelite exchequer have
been turned adrift. Amongst these persons is
q man named Noah Drew, who short time
since was flourishing farmer in Michigan,
who, with several sons and his wife, was in
duced to come to England and throw in his
lot with the sect One night Drew was walk
ing along High street, New Brompton, when
he was met by procession of JeZreelites,
with music playing and banners flying.
Some remarks appear to have been made to
Drew, who thereupon retaiated by charging
the leaders with fraud. A large concourse
of people speedily gathered round, and Drew
recounted his grievances. The five or six
hundred people who had assembled cried,
"Shame on the Jezreelites!" broke into the
ranks, smashed the instruments, tore the
banners into fragments and made a raid on
the Jezreelites house, almost wrecking it,
On the arrival of the constabulary the
crowd soon disDersed
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
First Deck-hand, Then millionaire.

Peter Finnerty, who died last week at
Waukesha, Wis, left 100000 to his heirs.
Fourteen years ago he was working poor
farm in Iowa and afterward became deck
hand on a boat running between Keokuk
came miner, discovered the Little Chief
mine at Leadvil1e, Col, and by shrewd
management made large fortune. He
could neither read nor write. His wife ran
away from him in his days of poverty
Finnerty was very generous man and his
simplicity of character was not spoiled by
success.-NeW York World.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
THE PLOW GIRL.
A Rustic Missouri Nymph who Could Do
Farm Work.


Taking a walk in the woods one day
lately | met pretty young girl. She
had bride hung over her arm, and she
Dsaid she was hunting her horses. They
had been turned out upon the public
lands to Craze, as is the custom with
these people who live where free land is
available for pasturage.
She made very pretty picture with
her bare feet, her rich, dark hair shading
her fresh, young face, her eyes sparkling
with the excitement of the walk
looked at her admiringly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16

Isaw her in the village few days ago
clad in fresh lawn dress and pair of
pretty slippers, her clear white com
plexion showing all its beautiful tints
under broad brimmed summer hat, but
/ watched her long time ,efore l recog-
nized her as my plow-maid A sunburnt
country youth was leading her up to the
lemonade stand at a picnic, and her
graceful self-posse ION showed in
marked contrast to L,s awkward bash
fulness.
Cuba, Mo. AMY TALBOT DUNN.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
ELECTED BY A SONG.
Uncle lack Baker, of Benton County, Got
the Votes by His Notes.

Uncle lack Baker, of Benton County, Got
the Votes by His Notes.
The election of Hon. James K. Jones,
United States senator from Arkansaw, came
about in rather a remarkable manner. Dur
ing several days three candidates, with about
equal strength. had held the Legislature in
deadlock, when, one morning, while Mr..
Jones was drinking weak lemonade with
the low gurgle of despair, member of the
lower house approached him and said:
Jim, something has jest nachully got to
be did"
81 know that, Abe"
EUR eff something amt Jest nachully
did," Abe continued, "the deadlock is goin'
scheme jim, that think will work.
"What is it ?' Jones asked as he put down
IVY, it's this: Let's git old Uncle lack
Baker, of Benton county, to sing song
when his name is called"
Hes been voting for Berry all the time
and his singing won't do me any good"
Jones replied.
Eyes, but give him chance to sing and
he'll change his vote. He's pining away for
song. His system jest nachully demands
it. Without hearing himself sing occasion
destitute as the editor of the Batesville
Guard"
MAY Heaven preserve him from such
fate !'
well, then, he must sing If he don't
the rocks will sing for him."
But" said Jones, don't you think that
it would be advisable to let the rocks do the
singing?'
mo; for although they mout beat The old
man singin' yet they can't vote SO we'll"
That's fact. Tell him to sing"
When Uncle Zack's name was called he
arose and began to sing a song in praise of
Jones' and just as he had entered upon the
sixty-eighth verse an influential man arose
and exclaimed:
'What do you want us to do, old man?"
"Want you to vote for Jim Jones"
''lf you'll shut off your valves we'll fine
you"
The old man shut off his valves and Jones
was elected by handsome majority. The
president of the Senate "hung fire" little,
but when Uncle lack braced himself and
again lifted his voice the conquered dignitary
exclaimed :" Hold on Uncle lack, vote for
Jones. "-ArkdnSGB Traveller.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-07-16
HOWARD'S LETTER.
THE WOMAN QUESTION CONSID-
Erred IN VARIOUS ASPECTS.

How Distinctions of Sex Affect Values in
the Labor Market-The Peculiar Trials
of the Woman's Lot - The Inconsider-
ateness of Man Toward His Helpmate.
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POPULAR LITERATURE.
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Into Practical Operation.
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He Thought He Knew 1t.

"Hot day." said a stout gentleman to
stranger on a crowded Main-street car, yes
terday.
"Hey? ?" said the other.
"Hot day." said the first something
louder.
Excuse me, Pm somewhat deaf and
hardly caught your meaning. What did
you say?'
81 say it's hot day!" howled the fat man,
glaring at his neighbor, and getting red in
the face ard ears, as everybody in the car
looked up from their papers.
"Ah, yes, yes, how much must you pay ?
Five cents; that's the fare on this line"
Whereupon the corpulent individual said
bad words under his breath and got off the
car.
"Yes," said the deaf man gently, "thats
the tenth man within an hour that's told me
it was hot day. P'raps they imagine
don't know it," and he smiled sweetly and
famed himself with his hat-Bufdto COIrier.
There would be large crop of the milk
of human kindness if it was a butter-mak-
= M